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Tim Wynne-Jones

ティム・ウィン=ジョーンズ

Timu Winne-Jōnzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-08-12 (Bromborough, Cheshire, Great Britain)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Anglican Church
Residence History
British Columbia → Ontario → Perth, Ontario

Career

Occupations
Children's literature author, Faculty member, Radio dramatist
Active Years
1976-2024
Affiliations
Vermont College of Fine Arts

Education

Ridgemont High School
General
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: Canada
University of Waterloo
Country: Canada
Yale University
Country: United States

Awards

Seal First Novel Award
1980
Work: Odd's End
Organization: McClelland & Stewart
Result: 受賞
Ruth Schwartz Award
1983
Work: Zoom at Sea
Organization: Canadian Book Sellers Association
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award for English language children's literature
1993
Work: Some of the Kinder Planets
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
1995
Work: Some of the Kinder Planets
Category: 児童小説
Organization: The Horn Book Magazine
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award for English language children's literature
1995
Work: The Maestro
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year
1995
Work: The Maestro
Organization: Canadian Library Association
Result: 受賞
Vicky Metcalf Award
1997
Result: 受賞
Arthur Ellis Award
2001
Work: The Boy in the Burning House
Category: ジュブナイル・クライム・ブック
Organization: Crime Writers of Canada
Result: 受賞
Edgar Award
2002
Work: The Boy in the Burning House
Category: ヤングアダルト・ノベル
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award for English language children's literature
2009
Work: The Uninvited
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Order of Canada
2011
Category: オフィサー
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
2011
Work: Blink & Caution
Category: 児童小説
Organization: The Horn Book Magazine
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Some of the Kinder Planets

1993 Children's fiction

Collection of short stories.

The Maestro

1995 Young adult fiction

A boy's encounter with a maestro by the lake.

The Boy in the Burning House

2000 Young adult mystery

Story of the boy in the burning house.

The Uninvited

2009 Young adult fiction

Blink & Caution

2011 Young adult fiction

Bibliography

  • Madeline and Ermadillo
  • Zoom at Sea
  • Odd's End

Legacy

Prominent Canadian author of children's and young adult literature, recipient of numerous awards including multiple Governor General's Awards and Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards, Canada's nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012.